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Line 9: − *denial of soul sleep – Got Questions points to Luke 16:19–31 about [[Lazarus and the Rich Man]] to argue that judgment occurs for individuals immediately upon death,<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/soul-sleep.html What does the Bible say about soul sleep?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> despite the parable's message being a warning against Pharisees and irrelevant to the timing between death and judgment;<ref>[http://wordonly.net/CI06.html Biblical Case for Soul Sleep]. ''Wordonly.net''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> the parable furthermore uses the term "Hades" rather than "Gehenna" or "hell," and therefore serves as an illustration − *distortion of Luke 23:43 to deny soul sleep;<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/today-paradise.html What did Jesus mean when He said, “Today you will be with me in paradise”?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> although the verse commonly translated with a comma before 'today' which leads to the indication that both Jesus and the thief on the cross ascended to heaven that day, with the prominent defense being that it maintains grammatical consistency with Jesus's usage of phrases, the original New Testament writings in Greek contained no punctuation, and therefore the insertion of commas in translation processes were the result of alterations by men who, contrary to the writers of the Bible, were not inspired by God<ref>[https://www.amazingfacts.org/media-library/study-guide/e/4987/t/are-the-dead-really-dead- Are the Dead Really Dead?] ''Amazing Facts Ministry''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref>
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*insistence of "[[once saved, always saved]]" – Got Questions insists upon the Calvinist doctrine that salvation cannot be lost,<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/once-saved-always-saved.html Is once saved, always saved biblical?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> even none of their cited "evidence" in their article proves that individuals who repent are ''incapable'' of losing salvation while still alive in the flesh
*insistence of "[[once saved, always saved]]" – Got Questions insists upon the Calvinist doctrine that salvation cannot be lost,<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/once-saved-always-saved.html Is once saved, always saved biblical?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> even none of their cited "evidence" in their article proves that individuals who repent are ''incapable'' of losing salvation while still alive in the flesh
*denial of [[annihilationism]] – Got Questions claims that those who fall short of repentance and salvation will be tormented in hell for an infinite amount of time, incorrectly interpreting several terms as meaning an non-finite, unending period of time;<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/annihilationism.html Is annihilationism biblical?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> however, the mention in Revelation of hellfire being inextinguishable refers to the ''inability'' to stop them rather than the notion that the fires themselves burn infinitely<ref>3ABN (September 4, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqu0sig5eO8 22 - "Is Hell a Place of Unending Torture?" – Doug Batchelor - SCM 2017]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref>
*denial of [[annihilationism]] – Got Questions claims that those who fall short of repentance and salvation will be tormented in hell for an infinite amount of time, incorrectly interpreting several terms as meaning an non-finite, unending period of time;<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/annihilationism.html Is annihilationism biblical?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> however, the mention in Revelation of hellfire being inextinguishable refers to the ''inability'' to stop them rather than the notion that the fires themselves burn infinitely<ref>3ABN (September 4, 2017). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqu0sig5eO8 22 - "Is Hell a Place of Unending Torture?" – Doug Batchelor - SCM 2017]. ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref>
*promoting the claim that the Nephilim were offspring of humans and fallen angels;<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/Nephilim.html Who / what were the Nephilim?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> angels in reality have no ability to procreate with people<ref>Doug Batchelor (December 17, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBaeZZcxMiw DID ANGELS MARRY HUMANS? "The Mysterious World of Angels" With Doug Batchelor (Amazing Facts)] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref>
*promoting the claim that the Nephilim were offspring of humans and fallen angels;<ref>[https://www.gotquestions.org/Nephilim.html Who / what were the Nephilim?] ''Got Questions''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref> angels in reality have no ability to procreate with people<ref>Doug Batchelor (December 17, 2019). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBaeZZcxMiw DID ANGELS MARRY HUMANS? "The Mysterious World of Angels" With Doug Batchelor (Amazing Facts)] ''YouTube''. Retrieved December 6, 2022.</ref>
== Got Questions Ministries and Google referral traffic ==
== Got Questions Ministries and Google referral traffic ==